How to Unrack a Heavy Bench Press By Yourself

Struggling with unracking your bench press when training alone? Take the strain off your shoulders (and avoid getting a barbell to the face!) with this method.
Bench Pressing Alone (safely!) and How to Unrack a Heavy Bench Press
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[@StephColbertsonStrength]

That’s elbows back is what so many people miss

[@robertreynolds564]

This helps me a lot. I train alone in my garage gym. Getting a heavy bar off the J hooks for a limit bench can be tricky. I have an ancient Body Smith power rack with safety pins, plus I bought some safety straps from Spud Inc. for squats. I rarely miss a rep, but it only takes one bad miss to incur a nasty injury..... Thanks for another great video!

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Agreed regarding the “it only takes one“ part, and I’m glad this was useful for you!